Movie releases still don’t grasp the reality of modern viewing. They’re trying to got massive crowds to unpleasant venues for high single-viewing prices.
The market for streaming purchases on release day is huge, and untapped; every day they don’t sell streaming is money down the drain.
Last outing, I paid >$40 for 4 tickets to “Nutcracker”, which frankly was grossly disappointing (hint: it’s not the Nutcracker you’re expecting). At that costly a mistake, I’m very unlikely to visit a theater again. I’d pay high prices to own movies opening day - better to own “Nutcracker” for $30 than see it once for $40. Also, I may not watch an opening day purchase that weekend, but I’ll pay to get it; if I have to watch it that weekend, I’ll likely defer to a much later, and cheaper, date.
Theater blockbusters are passe. Sell to the new market already.
Has The Nutcracker received the ‘Hamilton Treatment’ yet?
Meaning has anyone dared to perform the Nutckr using RAP?
I can tell you right now, I wouldn’t spend a penny on that genre, which is mostly mumbo-jumbo.
FWIW: think “Tim Burton’s The Nutcracker” but without the brilliance of Tim Burton.
Going on 9 years since I’ve been in a movie theater.